HEADLINES

• Congress is in Washington for the final week that both chambers are in session before the midterm election.
• Fears over artificial intelligence have reached Capitol Hill after executives from leading companies sounded alarms and vowed to slow development.
• FBI Director Kash Patel headlines administration officials testifying on Capitol Hill this week.

HOUSE

• The House plans to take up Senate-passed legislation imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran.
• The Appropriations Committee will hold a Federal Aviation Administration oversight hearing tomorrow with Administrator Bryan Bedford.
• Also tomorrow, the Science, Space, and Technology Committee will hold a hearing on technological innovation in disaster prevention.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will attempt to advance stalled cryptocurrency legislation.
• Tomorrow, the Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing with Patel.
• Wednesday, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing on several health nominees, including Chris Klomp to be deputy secretary of Health and Human Services.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Today, President Donald Trump is participating in policy meetings at the White House.
• Wednesday, he will travel to North Carolina for campaign events.
• The White House is preparing for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington next week.

HEADLINES

• House Republicans will attempt to pass several important bills, including their vehicle for a third reconciliation bill.
• President Donald Trump will host Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, as war continues in the Middle East.
• Trump will also travel to Georgia later in the week to promote Trump Accounts.

HOUSE

• The House has an extremely ambitious agenda, including the National Defense Authorization Act, a budget reconciliation resolution, and an appropriations bill to fund the government beyond September.
• The Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on federal research priorities with White House Office of Science and Technology Director Michael Kratsios.
• Also Wednesday, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on United Nations accountability and reform with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will hold votes on Trump’s judicial nominees.
• The Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on the White House’s supplemental appropriations request with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine.
• Wednesday, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold an oversight hearing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Tomorrow, Trump will host Aoun at the White House.
• Wednesday, he will visit a high school in Georgia to promote the Treasury Department’s new Trump Accounts.
• Thursday, Trump will celebrate the 2025 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House.

HEADLINES

• The U.S. and Iran have resumed hostilities as Congress returns from its 4th of July recess.
• Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche will have his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, among several high-profile officials appearing in Congress this week.
• President Donald Trump will travel to Pennsylvania to speak at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit.

HOUSE

• The House will attempt to resume legislative business after disagreements among Republicans froze the floor before recess.
• The Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on aligning commercial diplomacy between State and Commerce, with witnesses from both departments.
• Also tomorrow, the Appropriations Committee will hold hearings featuring Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler and Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will begin consideration of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, as senators return to Washington shocked by the sudden death of longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
• The Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on the nomination of Todd Blanche to be attorney general.
• The Banking Committee will receive testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Today, Trump will participate in a Freedom 250 Grand Prix Showcase.
• Also today, he will meet with Speaker Mike Johnson and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson.
• Wednesday, Trump will speak at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle.

HEADLINES

• The Senate is holding its final votes on bipartisan housing affordability legislation.
• President Donald Trump will travel to Pennsylvania and will host a rally on the National Mall.
• Trump will also meet with Senate Republicans amid tension over some of his recent actions.

HOUSE

• The House will hold floor votes tomorrow through Friday.
• On Thursday, the Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Committee will hold a hearing on East Asia and Pacific strategy with Assistant Secretary of State Michael DeSombre.
• Also Thursday, the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will vote on final passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
• The Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on air travel safety.
• The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday with Postmaster General David Steiner on the Postal Service’s business model.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Tomorrow, Trump will speak at a Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania.
• Wednesday, he will meet with Senate Republicans at the Capitol.
• Wednesday evening, Trump will host a rally on the National Mall as part of the White House’s Freedom 250 festivities.

HEADLINES

• Congressional Republicans are trying to finalize reconciliation legislation and separately extend Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 authority.
• President Donald Trump will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
• The Congressional Baseball Game is scheduled for Wednesday.

HOUSE

• The House will hold floor votes tonight through Thursday, including on final passage of budget reconciliation legislation to fund immigration enforcement.
• The Science, Space, and Technology Committee will host Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Wednesday.
• The Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on digital asset taxation.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate is struggling to reauthorize FISA Section 702.
• Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will testify Wednesday before the Agriculture Committee.
• The Banking Committee will hold a hearing Thursday titled “AI and the American Dream.”
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Trump will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight at Madison Square Garden.
• The White House faces a renewed challenge in the Middle East with Israel and Iran exchanging missile fire.
• Sunday, Trump will host a UFC fight at the White House.

HEADLINES

• Congressional Republicans return from recess to try to pass a second reconciliation bill and an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
• Several Cabinet secretaries will appear in congressional hearings, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
• Voters will choose their parties’ candidates in primary elections in California, Iowa, Montana, New Mexico, New Jersey and South Dakota.

HOUSE

• The House will hold floor votes Wednesday through Friday.
• Cabinet members appearing before House committees include Rubio, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
• The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection will hold a hearing Thursday on artificial intelligence security.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• Senate Republicans are trying to find a way forward on their immigration enforcement funding legislation, which stalled last month.
• Rubio and Bessent will also testify before Senate committees, as will Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
• The Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on potential legislation addressing college athletes’ rights and compensation.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• President Donald Trump is at the White House today participating in meetings and signing an executive order.
• The rest of Trump’s weekly schedule is unknown.

HEADLINES

• Republicans are working to finalize their reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement before next week’s Memorial Day recess.
• Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy headlines the administration officials appearing on Capitol Hill this week.
• BakerHostetler’s 37th Annual Legislative Seminar is this Wednesday; we hope to see you there!

HOUSE

• After a schedule change, the House will hold floor votes Wednesday through Friday.
• Wednesday, the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing titled “Bad Medicine: Politics, Unions, and Antisemitism in Health Care.”
• Duffy will appear before the Appropriations Committee Thursday.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will vote on a slate of President Donald Trump’s nominees, and plans to begin voting on the reconciliation bill Thursday.
• Duffy is scheduled to appear before the Appropriations Committee tomorrow, among several administration officials testifying this week in budget hearings.
• Also tomorrow, the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on the response to last year’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport crash with Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Trump has a healthcare affordability event scheduled this afternoon at the White House.
• Tomorrow, Trump plans to hold a Situation Room meeting with his national security advisors to discuss military options in Iran.
• Wednesday, Trump will travel to Connecticut to deliver the keynote address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

HEADLINES

• President Donald Trump will travel to China for meetings with President Xi Jinping.
• The Senate plans to vote on Kevin Warsh’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify at budget hearings in the House and Senate.

HOUSE

• The House will hold floor votes tomorrow through Friday, focusing on legislation to support law enforcement during Police Week.
• Budget hearings include Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine, and Comptroller Jules Hurst of the Defense Department testifying together at the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee tomorrow.
• Wednesday, the Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on permitting for electricity transmission infrastructure.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will take up Warsh’s nomination to chair the Fed.
• Hegseth and Caine will testify at the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee tomorrow, among several cabinet officials appearing before the Appropriations Committee.
• Also tomorrow, the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee will hold a hearing on the fertilizer industry.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Today, Trump is participating in a maternal health event and hosting the college football national champion Indiana Hoosiers at the White House.
• Trump and Xi are set to meet Thursday and Friday in Beijing for extensive talks.
• Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran appear deadlocked, with uncertainty over the next steps.

HEADLINES

• An attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night was foiled before anyone was seriously injured.
• President Donald Trump will host King Charles III of the United Kingdom for a state visit.
• Budget season on Capitol Hill is in full swing, with several top officials testifying.

HOUSE

• The House will hold floor votes tonight through Thursday, with an ambitious agenda attempting to approve a reauthorization of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, the farm bill, and the Senate’s budget resolution.
• Cabinet officials appearing in budget hearings include Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin at both the Appropriations and Energy and Commerce Committees.
• Tomorrow, the Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing with health system CEOs.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate will continue consideration of Trump’s administration nominees.  
• Budget hearings include Zeldin, Education Secretary Linda McMahon, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
• The Banking Committee will vote Wednesday on Kevin Warsh’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• Trump will host King Charles III today through Thursday.
• The administration is investigating Saturday night’s attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
• Trump’s next steps on Iran are unclear after he canceled the U.S. delegation’s trip to the Middle East for negotiations.

HEADLINES

• The status of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran is uncertain following the U.S. seizure of an Iranian ship yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz.
• President Donald Trump will attend the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
• Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear in hearings in the House and Senate, as will various other cabinet officials.

HOUSE

• The House will hold floor votes tonight through Thursday.
• Kennedy will appear tomorrow before the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee.
• Wednesday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will testify regarding the administration’s 2026 trade agenda before the Ways and Means Committee.
• The full schedule of House committee activity can be found here.

SENATE

• The Senate plans to vote on an extension of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, as Republicans try to resolve a legislative impasse over potential reforms.
• The Banking Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on Kevin Warsh’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve.
• Kennedy will testify Wednesday before both the Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
• The full list of Senate committee meetings can be found here.

WHITE HOUSE

• White House officials were set to travel to Pakistan to resume negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, but the status of those talks is uncertain, as is the ceasefire that’s set to expire Wednesday.
• Tomorrow evening, Trump will participate in “America Reads the Bible,” organized by Christians Engaged.
• Saturday, he will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.